Axa Ireland revenue soars to €1.7bn on move to underwrite Laya policies
General insurance revenues in the Republic dipped by 4% to €744m in 2025, leaving it as second largest player in the sector
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‘Nothing but a lie’: Judge says Dublin man may face criminal charges over failed €60K personal injury claim
Insurer Axa’s lawyers said contact in 2023 collision so minimal it could not have caused injuries claimed by Conor Fallon (30)
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Irish market appears ripe for consolidation
Hybrid working: Banks, finance and law firms bring Ireland’s workers back to the office
While many firms have tightened their hybrid work policies, most still recognise the importance of flexibility as a powerful staff retention tool
Health insurer Laya sees profit before tax more than double to €19m
Premiums for insurer’s 717,000 customers rose by an average of just under 14% in first year under new owner, Axa, after €650m deal
Sisters to share more than €40,000 awarded over neck pain linked to 2017 rear-ending
Court told Sophia and Grace Mohan, from Foxrock, Dublin, have to take occasional breaks from college studies due to aches
Insurtech accelerator backed by insurance giants picks first 10 startups
Among those selected is a company developing a ‘Sunshine Guarantee’ for solar panel installations
French political turmoil drags down European stocks
US shares surge, propelled by AMD’s mega deal with OpenAI
A wake-up call for investors: ‘There is no safe haven any more’
As old certainties crumble, Europe’s pecking changes and with Donald Trump in office, investors are struggling to find a bolt-hole
FBD expected to pay special dividend to bring recent payments to €234m
Dividend yield is more than double that on offer from some other European insurers
Insurers’ reinsurance deals with overseas parents muddy earnings
The top five insurers here ceded 40% of their combined €3.42 billion of premiums written by local entities, filings show
Aviva Ireland reinsurance deal with parent depresses profit at Irish business
Irish unit of Aviva ceded €70m of net underwriting profit to its UK owner last year
Allianz Ireland dividends rack up to €300m since pandemic
Second-largest general insurer in the Irish market paid €100 million of dividends to its German parent last year, according to a new filing
Axa Ireland holds off on paying dividends to French parent
Hiatus is first in five years and follows acquisition of Laya Healthcare and subsequent building up of capacity to start underwriting health insurance
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